Hand brake



March 26, 1929. w. A. GElGx-:R

HAND BRAKE Filed Aug. 6i 1926 Patented Mar. Z6, 1929.`

UNITED sTAres' WILLIAIvI A. Gersen, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AssIGNOR To W. II.r MINER, INC.,` OF Y CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE. Y

v `HAND BRAKE. i

Application mea Anglet 6, i926. SenarNO. 127,497.

his invention relates to hand brakes.

in the operationiof hand brakes of thev vertical staff type in which means are provided for rotating the staff to wind the brake chain thereon, ratchet mechanism is also providedfor preventing accidental reverse rotation of thev staff, and vwhen it is desired to releasev the brakes, the release lever of the ratchet mechanism must be dis- Connected aiid held out of engagement until the brake chain has unwound sufficiently to release the brake shoes, and immediately the lever is released the same resumes its normally engaged position with the ratchet associated with the staff, thereby preventing any further reverse rotation of the staff. Due to various reasons the release ratchet Yis frequently permitted to resume its engaged position with the brake staff before the same has unwound sufliciently to 'fully release the brake shoes, thereby resulting in actuating mechanism incomplete unwinding of the brake chain vfrom Jthe staff and dragging of the brake shoes upon the wheels with consequent great wear upon the parts and increased tractive effort by the locomotive. l

The purpose of the pijesent invention is to provide means for locking the release lever in disengaged,position to permit full unwinding movement of the brake staff, said means being of a character whereby the swingable drop han'dleassociated withv the for rotating the staff to is provided with take up the brake chain,

an arm movable with said handle and ar,V

ranged to cooperate with the releaselever,

vso that in one position of the parts', when the handle is dropped so as to release the brake .f

staff, the armen said handle engages the release lever in such manner as to camthe saine to, and hold it in, `fully released position yto permit uniinpeded unwinding of the brake chain from thc brake staff,

the -actuating mechanism.

Other and further object-s of theinvention will more fully clearly appear from the description 1andclainis hereinafter following.

In the drawing, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the brake, showing a yfragment of the end wall of the car in section, portions of the construction being broken away to `said re-v lease lever being .again freed when the dropy handle is elevated into position to operate the operating better accommodate the view to the sheet.

Figure 2 ris a horizontal sectional view through the end wall of the car, showing the Operating handle of the brake mechanismin full lines in position to hold the release lever outiof engagement, and theoperating mechanism and release lever being shownl in dotted lines when the same are in posit-ion to permit the usual operation of the brake, and also in position Just prior to engagement between the parts to effect lretraction of the release lever,

Referring tothe drawing, the end wall of the car is indicated at-10` to which is se- `cured a housing or bearing bracket designated generally by thereference character Ycated at 15 and 16. Oscillatably' mounted upon the bearing bracket 11 isa carrier or fulcrum member designated` generally by the reference character 17.` VThe carrier 17 is provided with spaced wings 18-18, between which is pivotally mounted the`operating handle 19 by means of a member 20 of a peculiar character hereinafter referred to more in detail. vided lat thel inner end thereof with a socket in which isslidably mounted a pawl 21 normally impelled outwardly by meansof a spring 22. The arrangement of the handle The handle 19 is proand pawl is such that when'the handleis c elevated to a horizontal position, as shown in full lines in Figure 1, the pawl is operatively engaged with the ratchet wheel 14, so ythat oscillation of the handle 19 imparts rotation to the stati' 13 in a direct-ion to take up the brake chain, and when thev handle 19 is released, it automatically lfalls of lits own weight to a depending vertically arranged inoperative position'. All the above described mechanism is old and well known and no claim is made thereto except in conjunction with'the novel means for utilizing handle vto cooperate vin effecting full unwindingy of the brake stall?.4

he member 20 is utilized'for pivotally a rotatable bralre Winding member; of a toothed element carried by said member; an

oscillatable member; a drop handle pivotally carried by said oscillatable member and having paWl means adapted to engage said toothed member When elevated, and to be disengaged When dropped, said handle being provided with an extension adapted to partake of the movements oi said handle, said extension having a linger spaced 'from the side et' the drop handle and substantially parallel thereto; a pivotally mounted dog; and spring meansnormally urging said dog into engagement with said toothed member to prevent retrograde rotation thereof, said dog eing provided with cam means adapted to be engaged by the linger of said extension when the handle is dropped to thereby effect automatic retraction of said dog from engagement with said ratchet Wheel.

2. In a hand brake, the combination with an element adapted to be rotated to eilect tightening of the brake rigging; ol a carrier adapted to oscillate about the aXis of said tightenino' element; an operating member having a pivotal connection with said earrier, said connection including a member fixed with reference to said operating member and rotatably supported by said carrier, said member being provided with an angular extension projecting outwardly from' said operating member; and holding means arranged normally to prevent retrograde rotation'of said element, said extension being adapted to cooperate in certain positions ol` the parts to retract said holding` means from its holding position.

In Witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 28th day of July, 1926.

WILLIAM A, GEIGER. 

